This book adds a unique eastern perspective to the ever growing
corpus of Shakespeare criticism. The ancient Sanskrit theory of
Rasa - the aesthete's emotional response to performing arts - is
explicated in detail and applied to Shakespeare's tragic
masterpieces. Bharata, who wrote about Rasa in the Natyasastra,
developed detailed guidelines for the communication of emotion from
author to actor and then to the audience culminating in a sublime
aesthetic experience. Though chronologically Bharata is as ancient
as Aristotle, thematically, his ideas are as relevant today as
Aristotle's is and often echo those of the Greek master. This
cross-cultural study on the communication of emotions in art
establishes that emotions are universal and their communication
follows similar patterns in all climes. The Rasa theory is today
applied to modern media like film and has found a place among
audience centric communication theories. This volume extends the
East-West dialogue in aesthetic theory by identifying parallels and
points of deviation and delights both aesthete and critic alike.
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